Peanut-roaster.



No.726,876.' PATENTED MAY541903.

A. J} DANIBL;

I PEANUT ROASTER. nruonzon FILED we. is, 1901.

N0 MODEL.

UNlTE rares Patented May 5, 1903.

f at-EMT PEANUT-ROASTER.

SPECIFICATION forming'part of Letters Patent N 0. 726,876, dated May 5, 1903.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALB nT'JoHN DANIEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Boone, in the county of Boone and State of.

Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Peanut-Roasters, of which unsatisfactory, for the reason that the operator cannot work freely and for a fu'rtherreason that he must first sack the peanuts that are on the top of the case or cabinet and when a fresh supply of peanuts is placed in the case or cabinet they must first be removed before the other. ones in the bottomof the case or cabinet may be reached. Hence there is always an accumulation of peanuts and dust and dirt from the peanuts in the bottom of the case or cabinet. l V

The objects of my invention .are to provide a hinged door or platform having a glass panel therein at one end of the case or cabinet, said door being capable of folding outwardly and downwardly to a horizontal position, and, furthermore, said hinged portion is provided with sheet-metal sides, and the peanuts may be dumped into this receptacle and then easily and conveniently sacked and the sacked peanuts stored in the case or cabinet, thereby avoiding the necessity of dumping the peanuts and dust, (Km, into the cabinet. Furthermore, the peanuts may-be readily and easily sacked, and if at any time dur ing the operation of sacking the peanuts the operator is interrupted the end piece may be closed and most of the peanuts will-remain in the longitudinal end piece, provided it is but partially filled," so that when'the operation is continued the peanuts will bee'asily ing to the glass of the hinged portion, so that g This method of. sacking peanuts has been found to be verythe interior of the case or cabinet may be easilyiand'con'veniently kept clean. Thus if the operator desires he may remove the fibrous platform from the surface of the glass, so that when the hinged door is closed the peanuts will be displayed, although they are not resting on the bottom of the cabinet.

My invention consists in certain details in the construction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts of the device whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Figured shows in perspective the entire peanut-roaster frame with the hinged receiving and sacking platform shown in its open position, Fig. 2 shows an enlarged transversesectional view-of the hinged receiving and sacking platf'orr'm- Fig. 3 shows a longitudinal sectional view of the receiving and sacking platform and adjacent portions of the case or cabinet,-showing the platform in its closed position. Fig. 4 shows a perspective of the device for protecting the glass of the receiving and sacking platform and re- The frame of the receiving and sacking platform is preferably made'of wood and is'indicate'd by the reference-numeral 11 and is of a size and shape designed to fit the end of the case or cabinet, and a glass panel 12 isfitted into the frame 11. This frame is connected by hinges 13 with the bottom of the case'or cabinet at the open end thereof, so thatiwh'en'folded the said receiving andsackingeplatform will accurately fit into this end. .1011 three sides of the receiving and sacking platform are sheetmetal wings or partitions 14, and the end adjacent to the bottom of the case or cabinet is provided with a partition 14, projecting up wardly and then toward the center of the hinged door, so that when the door stands in an upright position the peanuts on the door This is preferably composed ofa wooden frame and glass panel, the outer end of the case or cabinet being open.

will be retained and prevented from entering thecase or cabinet. Mounted on the free end portion of the receiving and sacking platform is a latch 15, of ordinary construction, by which the said hinged portion may be socured in its closed position.

The reference-numeral 16 indicates chains fixed to the outer surface of the case or cabinet near the top and connected with the outer surface of the receiving and sacking platform. These chains are designed for the purpose of limiting the movement of the receiving and sacking platform, so that said platform is supported in a horizontal position.

I have also provided means by which the glass panel of the receiving and sacking platform may be protected from dust and the dust separated from the peanuts, as follows: The numeral 17 indicates a sheet of porous or fibrous substance-such as, for instance, asbestos-of a size and shape to cover the glass panel. This sheet is divided along a transverse central line, and a flexible strip of woven fabric or the like 18 is secured to the meeting edges. At the opposite end portions of the sheet 17 are the wire handles 19, pivotally connected therewith, and on the Wooden frame of the receiving and sacking platform I have provided a hook 20 in such a position that one of the handles 19 may be made to engage the hook, thereby firmly holding the sheet 17 in position. When it is desired to remove the sheet,the handles 19 may be grasped and the sheet elevated and partially folded and then elevated, so that the dust on the sheet will be removed with it, and then the sheet may be folded and stored in some convenient portion of the case or cabinet.

In practical use and assuming the device to be in the position shown in Fig. 1, with the sheet 17 covering the top surface of the glass panel and by means of the handles 19 in engagement with the hook 20, it is obvious that the quantity of peanuts fresh from the roaster may be dumped upon the said platform, the side pieces 14 and 14 preventing the peanuts from rolling off of the platform. In this position the operator has free access to the peanuts, and they may be easily and readily sacked and the sacked peanuts stored in the cabinet. If at any time the operator may be interrupted, it is obvious that the hinged receiving and sacking platform may be closed and locked, and the peanuts will be retained in the door. However, assuming that the peanuts have all been removed from the platform it is obvious that all of the dust in the peanuts will rest upon the asbestos sheet 17. Then the sheet may be detached, as above described, thus leaving the glass panel perfectly clean, and then when the case or cabinet is closed the glass will not need to be dusted or cleaned and peanuts may be left on the door, and if the sheet 17 is removed they will be displayed, although they are not resting on the bottom of the cabinet.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States therefor, is

1. Ina peanut-roaster, the combination of a cabinet having glass panels at the sides and open at the rear end, a rectangular frame hinged to the lower end of said cabinet, and having a glass panel for its bottom, chains connecting said frame with the cabinet, side pieces and end pieces attached to said frame, the side piece at the inner end of said frame being turned away from the outside edges and extending at right angles to the rectangular frame with its free end substantially parallel with the glass panel thereof, and a locking device carried by said frame for holding it in its closed position.

2. In a peanut-roaster the combination of a cabinet, a rectangular frame, having a glass panel therein, hinged to the cabinet and forming the upper portion of one end thereof, chains attached to the sides of the cabinet and to the rectangular frame limiting the outward movement of the rectangular frame, a rectangular device attached to the innersurface of the rectangular frame substantially at right angles to it, said rectangular device having two side portions, an outer end portion connecting the sides, and an inner end portion between the sides and extending inwardly and upwardly when the rectangular frame is in a closed position, two sheets of asbestos or similar substance held together by a flexible strip placed against the glass in the rectangular frame, pivoted handles on the asbestos sheet, means for holding said asbestos sheet in position against the glass, and means for holding the rectangular frame in its closed position, for the purposes stated.

3. In a peanut-roaster the combination of a cabinet, a door hinged to the inner end thereof having a glass panel therein, and a containing-box on the inside thereof comprising two side portions, a front end portion, arear end portion extending upwardly and inwardly when the door is in its closed position, said containing-box being on the door so as to be on the inside of the cabinet when the door is closed, chains for limiting the outward movement of the door, an asbestos lining fitting inside of the containing-box and against the glass panel, means for removably holding said asbestos against the glass panel, a locking device to hold the door in its closed position, for the purposes stated.

ALBERT JOHN DANIEL.

NVitnesses:

D. G. BAKER, L. A. EARLow. 

